I'm continually fascinated by the story of the Garden of Eden and it's various version in Gnostic books. My take is that the Garden was a mystical experience...
Thomas ... people of different religious experiences experience. In a book by a Transpersonal writer Ken Wilber, he more or less dissess Eden as a pre-egoistic...
Brightest Blessings, Thomas! What a blessed name! You aren't kin to the famous (infamous?) brothers that made the Matrix, are you? I agree with you on a few...
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... Hello, Thomas. You seem interested in "roots" and, surely, the Gnostics were concerned about origins and cosmogony, origin of the cosmos. What about the...
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Blessings, Thomas! Wanted to respond off group, we will get a perverbial finger shook at us, I have run into this on G2 before; it was made very clear to me...
... the ... is ... Wilbur, ... While I don't disagree with the Gnostic point of view, I think that what we need to remember is there is two ways to look at it....
Hey Thomas In response to Cari's question you state... ... were the first modern humans on earth. Of course there were other creautres, hominids, predecessors...
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... historical text that causes Imdarkchylde to say we "miss the point", but in spite of her judgemental presumption of our spiritual failure I feel that...
... shook at us, I have run into this on G2 before; it was made very clear to me that they want to discuss gnoticism strictly in the academic and historical...
I am in complete aggreance with you. This feeling of alieness, aloneness and isolation has always existed with me as well (and to most all gnostics, ancient...
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Cari and Thomas ... confused by a couple thoughts in the post above.<<< Cari, your observations and questions are exactly where I was leading as well. This is...
Darkchylde Lady Cari answered it pretty well. I guess I should respond also. ... did then, but this is not what is desired for discussion in this group. Or did...
... I ... a ... be ... Hi PMCV, Tom is also a moderator of GnosticThought. ... a ... would ... Jenny is Jungian Gnostic. She has disappeared as she does from...
Hey Ken ... Ah, yes... and after I posted I thought about at and realized I should have posted all of the mods of the groups. Isn't Brenda also a mod there? ...
... also ... I ... focus ... who ... Hi PMCV, Yes Brenda is also one of the GnosticThought moderators. You have always been quite clear about the focus of this...
I am new to the group and I just thought I'd introduce myself.. My name is Deena, and I am Gnostic. I am interested in all aspects of gnosticism, as well as...
... on ... Hi Deena, My answer would be long and a bit off topic for this group. This list is about historical Gnosticism. I'll leave it at that. I'm sure the ...
I'm new to the group but not known. I have discernment and am not afraid to admit when i'm wrong, just gotta help me hear you out ?!?!? My Jealouse God is nice...
Hey All Welcome to all the new members, including the ones who have not actually posted an introduction yet. TwOwned, let me try to respond to your querry, but...
Hi, all. I recently read _Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity_ by Elaine Pagels and Karen King. Has anyone else read this?...
According to Marvin Meyer (The Gnostic Discoveries, p. 117), the Valentinians divide humankind into three groups: "the people of the spirit" (pneumatikoi),...
... and "the ... move ... then ... the ... person ... soul? Hello, Mark. For starters, regarding Valentinians specifically, the following article might help...
